Some of My Favorite Garden Design Tips and Tricks

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  • @kylathomas68
    @kylathomas68 9 місяців тому +12

    The garden looks spectacular. The colours really pop. I missed your previous house and garden but my goodness I don’t now! Also the new homeowner of your previous house is doing a fab job too so I feel that I get doubly treated. ❤❤❤

  • @karenlehn2351
    @karenlehn2351 9 місяців тому +43

    WOW! Your Snowball Viburnum is outstanding! I know how you’ve been waiting for it’s blossoming 🌷🌺

    • @terrihart2133
      @terrihart2133 9 місяців тому

      I was anticipating it too. I bought one to replace a dead bush I had. It is just now budding out here in Indiana.

    • @lblak59
      @lblak59 9 місяців тому

      I love the Chinese Snowball bush. It’s marginal in my area zone 6 so I planted a different Snowball viburnum. Doesn’t seem to grow as quickly. I also planted several Popcorn viburnum too.

  • @cv7357
    @cv7357 9 місяців тому +3

    So sweet to think of the doggies - 🐕 You are one precious neighbor. 🤩

  • @juneramirez8580
    @juneramirez8580 9 місяців тому +13

    You are just so kind to think about the animals in your neighborhood

  • @mandocool
    @mandocool 9 місяців тому +28

    I love the balance of green and flowers, it’s just going to get better and better. It’s really lovely Linda, well done

  • @brookerlay
    @brookerlay 9 місяців тому +19

    SOOO Sweet and thoughtful for you and hubs to think of the dogs! So awesome. The Vaters are the best! ❤️

  • @beckyk2581
    @beckyk2581 9 місяців тому +6

    My word! Everything looks just breathtaking! I am in awe that you accomplished this in one year. Bravo, Linda! P.S. You always make me smile, but "I think Leah murdered a Smurf" made me laugh out loud. You are a treasure ❤.

  • @LisaBeaver-r4e
    @LisaBeaver-r4e 9 місяців тому +14

    Just put a cut tennis ball over it like they put on the bottom of school chairs. Will keep water and debris out the umbrella tube and the bright color will allow you to see it. Love the garden and you have inspired me so much that my garden will be on our towns garden tour this June as the cottage garden representative. Nervous as heck but with help from your Vlogs , both books which I own and adore, will get me through. All the best from Oakville, Ontario , Canada.

    • @judybrock5360
      @judybrock5360 9 місяців тому +2

      Oh wow ! When’s the tour? , open to public I assume. I am in Burlington and would love to attend ! On my way to Bulow on Monday, my favourite garden centre for spring colour 😊

    • @minahammonds7511
      @minahammonds7511 9 місяців тому +1

      Your yard is so beautiful I love spring flowers so.much it gives one hope for our future

  • @anjieconaway2560
    @anjieconaway2560 9 місяців тому +11

    Woo hoooo!!! The old Linda Vater was back today 🎉. Enjoyed this video so much.

  • @puplover6265
    @puplover6265 9 місяців тому +8

    Hubs got a dog bowl....next is his own dog. :) Everything looks beautiful. Thanks for sharing all the hard work.

  • @Jss-ni1xb
    @Jss-ni1xb 8 місяців тому

    I Love the flowers on the front yard.😍 I love tulips but have many deers 🚫🦌. They even eat thorny plants. The squirrels also dig too much of my yard but I can deal better w them.

  • @jlanvers
    @jlanvers 9 місяців тому +1

    I am so happy to see much more boxwood in the backyard!

  • @carolyngreen5458
    @carolyngreen5458 9 місяців тому +8

    Oh Linda the yard is spectacular!

  • @belovedbytheKing
    @belovedbytheKing 9 місяців тому +5

    Bless Stuart. He is such a help.

  • @jillwilson5871
    @jillwilson5871 9 місяців тому +10

    I plant my pansies around Thanksgiving or at least by Christmas. They stay pretty all though out winter and remove them as soon as I can find Pentas for the warmer weather. Here in the Dallas area, they are wintertime plants.

  • @Seeker2524
    @Seeker2524 9 місяців тому +2

    Well done Linda. What an achievement your garden is - and achieved so quickly.

  • @flowerlady-e5u
    @flowerlady-e5u 9 місяців тому +4

    I can't wait to get working in my 7 flower beds. We're still in winter here in Ontario. 🇨🇦 We start in May here.Luv your flower beds. ❤

  • @elizabethberry3754
    @elizabethberry3754 9 місяців тому

    Love the gravel!

  • @terrihart2133
    @terrihart2133 9 місяців тому +1

    Love the idea of the better boxwood growing in the tutor, perfect.

  • @jeancurrie1862
    @jeancurrie1862 9 місяців тому +5

    Your front yard tulips are just beautiful!!! When I 1st saw Leah’s hands I thought she had colored eggs & got blue food coloring on them! Thanks for all your tips & tricks Linda! 🌺🌼🌸

  • @carolynvenema2264
    @carolynvenema2264 9 місяців тому +6

    It would be so fun for you to put up a red & white striped umbrella on those summer holiday weekends!

  • @zzzzipy12
    @zzzzipy12 9 місяців тому +4

    Love the snowball, the colors in the front garden is amazing!!!!❤

  • @rebeccaopgrand7279
    @rebeccaopgrand7279 9 місяців тому +2

    This is definitely a “happy” video. It was fun to watch you with the little projects! Leah is adorable and it is exciting to see her learning about plants. Please be careful with your hand, wrist and arm. Rest is best to deal with the inflammation. 💕

  • @valjohnson5835
    @valjohnson5835 9 місяців тому +1

    You are my garden inspiration Linda! Keep the great videos coming. What you have done with your yard in such a short time is truly amazing. So beautiful! Even my hubs was in awe of the beautiful tulips and colors in your front yard. I really want a Chinese snowball viburnum! You’re amazing Linda!

  • @karenlehn2351
    @karenlehn2351 9 місяців тому +4

    You beautiful back steps patina, is just getting better and better. ❤

  • @Ellie-w7i
    @Ellie-w7i 9 місяців тому

    Linda your garden is beautiful. I love the Chinese snowball viburnum. ❤

  • @lindaosborne1539
    @lindaosborne1539 9 місяців тому

    Could the yard look any better, Linda? It is so magnificent. I am in awe of this beauty. Wonderful, wonderful work you’ve done at this cottage!

  • @patmarchand7363
    @patmarchand7363 9 місяців тому +2

    It was great to see Leah haven’t seen her for a while ❤

  • @sherriludwig4263
    @sherriludwig4263 9 місяців тому +10

    Your garden looks better every time you do a new video

  • @anndaily9872
    @anndaily9872 9 місяців тому +1

    Hi Linda . My cross stitching and quilting hobby’s almost came to an end because of hand , mostly thumb pain. I have been wearing copper thumb rings for several years and my pain has been null and void after about two weeks. Worth a try and I’ll be buried with my rings on. 👍👍🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

  • @barbaracarlson1331
    @barbaracarlson1331 9 місяців тому +6

    We haven’t had many spring plants yet as it has been so cold. I am so ready to plant early plants!!!❤

  • @barbarabullock2897
    @barbarabullock2897 9 місяців тому +3

    Happy Easter, dear Linda. You bring us all so much joy and inspiration here in Canada. Thank you for showing your real self, talented, fallible and kind.

  • @MsAponte69
    @MsAponte69 9 місяців тому +1

    I must say, those tulips have brightened and added lots of color. Beautiful garden. Happy Easter ❤

  • @GardeningSpirit
    @GardeningSpirit 9 місяців тому +3

    Happy Easter! 🐰🌷

  • @loriledner6528
    @loriledner6528 9 місяців тому +1

    Your yard is just spectacular !!!🌷

  • @charlesperez9976
    @charlesperez9976 9 місяців тому +3

    Ohh Linda,how I do adore and appreciate your delightful videos!
    The roof on your cottage home never ceases to mezmerize me.
    Whenever I watch one of your videos,I can’t help but think of the story that I wrote for you,when you shrink down teeny tiny😅
    Such adventures you would have!

    • @charlesperez9976
      @charlesperez9976 9 місяців тому +2

      Also,your pruning skills are nothing short of Bonsai master-worthy.
      You said that it will look like a small tree,rather than a large plant.
      Bravo.

  • @youbetcha108
    @youbetcha108 9 місяців тому +12

    My pansy viola planting habit is to get them in early. I planted them 2 weeks ago and journaled it❤in my Vater Joynal. We had three 20 degree nights and they are fine. Of course I knew they would be. After pansies I wait until May to plant annuals. These will include coleus New Guinea impatiens and begonias. But here in 7 a New York our gardens are displaying forsythia magnolia daffodils hyacinths and hellebore. I try to wear a support glove when pruning and it helps! Your viburnum is so beautiful! Nice to see how far along your garden is at this time of year! We will be getting more rain this week! Happy Easter!!!🐇💐 !!

  • @LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica
    @LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica 9 місяців тому +11

    I love love your garden design, So happy and excited to watch your video all the time.

  • @pamburket1179
    @pamburket1179 9 місяців тому

    I so would love my salvia in bloom with the tulips! Not here in 6b. Your vision in real time, it’s gorgeous.

  • @june4033
    @june4033 9 місяців тому +1

    I always plant my pansies in the fall. So I get several months out of them. Also I planted a Chinese snowball viburnum last year( a small one) and this spring it bloomed with two little blooms. I’m so excited!

  • @Edu_Kate
    @Edu_Kate 9 місяців тому +2

    What a full video! Thank you for showing off the snowball viburnum. It's glorious.
    My sister suffered with hand arthritis for a long time. She found a doctor, a surgeon really, who injected the nerve at the base of her thumb. It was such a relief that lasted several months and then they'd repeat the process. It worked great for several years...until it didn't. Last fall, she had hand surgery to replace the tendon/ligament with a cadaver one. Her surgery and physical therapy went so well and with our mild winter, she decided to have her left hand done in February. She's still healing and limited in her movements, but she's so glad she had it done.
    She cares for her two horses and several cats. She was able to sew a beautiful quilt for her youngest granddaughter who is graduating HS this summer. She made me some lovely pearl earrings (the pearls were from a necklace our dad gave our mom when he was in Japan recovering from getting shot at in Korea. So they're special for a few reasons.) So, despite her crying, "I have no hands!" She manages to get by pretty well. She's tough.
    I hope you find some relief as she did.

  • @conniemorgan8402
    @conniemorgan8402 9 місяців тому

    Here in Tennessee, my hostas are starting to appear.. I Love my hostas, I have huge ones in a bed and several pots of them

  • @chrisogrady4956
    @chrisogrady4956 9 місяців тому +1

    Your gardens are breathtaking!
    As for planting my pansies and violas, they are winter annuals here. I live in Florida, zone 9b. Mine go in the ground around mid November or early December. They are not available in nurseries and garden centers until the weather cools a bit. They usually last until May when the heat and humidity soar.

  • @denisehaley8608
    @denisehaley8608 9 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely gorgeous Linda!

  • @pegbro6163
    @pegbro6163 9 місяців тому

    Love the peek of your back patio, it is looking awesome! Also the color of your blouse looks really good on you.

  • @DianeML419
    @DianeML419 9 місяців тому

    Linda, your yard is beautiful. The tulips and pansies, just gorgeous. I would be driving by your house daily if I lived there. 🩷

  • @ruthiewilliams3482
    @ruthiewilliams3482 9 місяців тому +3

    Oh my goodness!! It is beautiful !!

  • @libharriss996
    @libharriss996 9 місяців тому

    Fingers off the trigger until ready to cut… beautiful garden!!! Happy Easter!

  • @susanschellberg4509
    @susanschellberg4509 9 місяців тому +1

    The view of the side yard is stunning as is everything. I plant pansies and violas in November (7b DC/Md). Most years they bloom all winter. In the spring I sometimes have to replenish the ones in pots. Usually, take them out early June.

  • @rachelmontoya2314
    @rachelmontoya2314 9 місяців тому

    🥰👍Love Your Yard! and the Boxwood I will be putting in my yard love the way it looks😊

  • @whitercat2302
    @whitercat2302 9 місяців тому

    Hi Linda, love watching your channel. All those branches you cut, you can propagate into new plants.

  • @suz1680
    @suz1680 9 місяців тому +1

    Great show today! Took alot of notes. Have a wonderful Easter and thank you for all the beauty🌷🌷

  • @estelalopez7857
    @estelalopez7857 9 місяців тому

    Oh my God Linda, your garden looks so beautiful! 🤩

  • @lindaga820
    @lindaga820 9 місяців тому

    Linda when you were standing at the bottom of your front steps the color of your flowers was just outstanding !! Putting the pansies around the boxwoods looks so sweet ! Enjoyed this video, so full of ideas. Will be looking for the better boxwoods here in sw Pa..

  • @glgardener4972
    @glgardener4972 9 місяців тому +1

    Love the snowball viburnum. I will have to work them into my new landscape. I have Bunny's new book and it is wonderful. Love seeing all your beautiful tulips. Mine will be blooming in April.

  • @alanFconrad
    @alanFconrad 9 місяців тому

    Your property looks more beautiful every day !

  • @didiercottin4504
    @didiercottin4504 9 місяців тому +2

    Hi Linda
    I'm just falling in love with your Chinese snowball ! You convinced me to adopt one. Is it Viburnum macrocephalum Happy Fortuna ? Thank you so much 🐞Marie

  • @tunlawdcusa
    @tunlawdcusa 9 місяців тому +1

    An idea to protect the umbrella holder when there isn’t an umbrella, remove the bottom of a planter to set over the post. You could create a false bottom to continue to use the planter to make more part of the landscape.

  • @debdd7
    @debdd7 9 місяців тому

    Linda your tulips, pansies and viburnum look stunning! I must pay attention when your ordering for next spring. The later blooming tulips are definitely the way to go!!❤

  • @gregwayne6785
    @gregwayne6785 9 місяців тому +6

    Beautiful! I can tell, however, that you don’t have deer in your neighborhood. It’s been 10 years since I’ve seen a tulip bloom in my yard. The night before they are about to pop, Bambi and her extended family show up to munch off the buds. They leave the greenery for the rabbits. I’ve tried everything to deter. Nothing seems to work.

  • @lorrainemcwhorter2796
    @lorrainemcwhorter2796 9 місяців тому +2

    I plant pansies in pots in the fall. This keeps them away from the rabbits. I learned the hard way my first year here. I had no idea that they would decimate them, roots and all. They stay beautiful from fall all the way until scorching summer comes.

  • @franbernhards7844
    @franbernhards7844 9 місяців тому

    I do the same thing with my pansies in 7b Northern Virginia. They give me a great show in the fall, semi-hibernate in the winter (while continuing beautiful root growth) and then explode with gorgeous color in the spring. I also can’t help myself, so I add a few more in the spring.

  • @brandystotler7159
    @brandystotler7159 9 місяців тому

    Wow your garden is looking so lovely this spring. Your vision really is coming along beautifully. ❤

  • @sandiepetersonsellsraleigh
    @sandiepetersonsellsraleigh 9 місяців тому +2

    In November I plant my pansies in Raleigh NC

  • @nancydorn2524
    @nancydorn2524 9 місяців тому +58

    Hi Linda, I was a nurse. I notice you seem very right handed. I suggest you try to use your left hand more often. When you used your mechanical clippers, u still used your right hand. Can u try to use your left when working to give your right a break. The more u use the left the more dexterity u will get. Just a thought. Love your videos! 🌺

    • @juneramirez8580
      @juneramirez8580 9 місяців тому +9

      I am the same way, using my right hand too much and understand what you are saying. I know your comment was meant for Linda's behalf, but it helps me also. Thank you for the advice.

    • @terrihart2133
      @terrihart2133 9 місяців тому +5

      She was wearing a brace on her left hand because of tendentious. So maybe she is kind of resting it?

    • @pamelagunnell3179
      @pamelagunnell3179 9 місяців тому +3

      The cottage garden is stunning!

    • @s.barlow7062
      @s.barlow7062 9 місяців тому +2

      I don’t use pansies for the same reason you stated. They don’t last and just become compost. I do however use faux pansies in some pots.😁

    • @freedomofreligion3248
      @freedomofreligion3248 8 місяців тому +2

      That is REALLY good advice. My 93 yo mum had a wee stroke -- it's only effect seemed to be: Her right hand closed.
      She has to carry tissue in that hand to prevent the skin from breaking down.
      She was SO right-hand-dominant at 90, when that happened, that now she has REAL trouble feeding herself, writing!! Poor thing!! Etc.
      I asked her to try to use her left hand instead; it was useless to her (at 90). :(
      Your advice is loving and kind.

  • @Holly_at_gypsyhollergardens
    @Holly_at_gypsyhollergardens 9 місяців тому

    😊 beautiful !!! And just by the sneak peaks .... 🌳You my gardening friend, have reached all "the feels" 😊 that your back garden has always offered !!! I am soooo excited for the full view , can not wait !!! 💙💙💙

  • @alice_rabbit8345
    @alice_rabbit8345 9 місяців тому +2

    Perhaps a small plant marker for the viburnum would help passers by!

  • @donnalipka74
    @donnalipka74 9 місяців тому +2

    I got a Chinese Snowball Viburnum for my birthday!

  • @mandymartin5166
    @mandymartin5166 9 місяців тому

    Beautiful video thankyou lovely Linda xx ♥️♥️

  • @s.barlow7062
    @s.barlow7062 9 місяців тому

    ❤️ the idea of mulching my pots with gravel. Squirrels should not be interested! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @terry3596
    @terry3596 9 місяців тому +1

    Here in Colorado, pansies are annuals. Desperate for spring, I have just planted up some containers with pansies.
    I will be bringing them all in at.night for awhile!

  • @ruthiewilliams3482
    @ruthiewilliams3482 9 місяців тому +3

    So proud to meet you dear man!!!

  • @lindylou3519
    @lindylou3519 9 місяців тому +2

    Really enjoyed this video. You covered a lot & was interesting as well as fun!❤

  • @nancyverburg315
    @nancyverburg315 9 місяців тому +1

    I plant my Pansy and Violas in Fall and they make it through winter not doing much until Feb or March. They are looking glorious right now and I'm giving them all a cut back and food. They last until about June if they have afternoon shade then I put my summer flowers in. I'm in Prescott Valley AZ zone 7

  • @judithmiller5195
    @judithmiller5195 9 місяців тому +1

    Sensational tulips!

  • @msdee2905
    @msdee2905 9 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful garden Mrs. Linda 😊

  • @susanmulvey6311
    @susanmulvey6311 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for thinking of the doggies! Just a thought, when the weather turns warmer, put ice cubes in the water dish. My Mom use to do that for my little dachshund. From that point on, in the warmer weather, even inside the house, I would put ice cubes in all our dog’s water, through the years. I absolutely love the “snowball” bush! ❤️ I’m planting one in my garden this spring!

  • @martivasiliades8407
    @martivasiliades8407 9 місяців тому +2

    Lookin' great ! Happy Easter !!

  • @barbaracarlson1331
    @barbaracarlson1331 9 місяців тому +2

    So gorgeous!! Happy Easter!!!

  • @helenpecoraro9096
    @helenpecoraro9096 9 місяців тому

    Wow your garden is just beautiful💕💕💕💕 Thank you for sharing❤️

  • @christineeverson840
    @christineeverson840 9 місяців тому

    Hi Linda! UA-cam dropped you off of my feed. I’m so glad you’re back! RE: your viburnum, will you take your cuttings and root them or do you just throw them away? I’m wondering how easily they root. Are they deer resistant?
    Stuart, you’re always doing such a great job!

  • @debbyL2210
    @debbyL2210 9 місяців тому +1

    Your Snowball Viburnum is fabulous! I purchased one last year and am waiting patiently...I think for a miracle. LOVE everything you have done. One thought might be to consider raising the wreath on the garage door about 12". It just seems too low. Other than that, everything looks absolutely magazine worthy. You are costing me $$$ bc I run to the nursery after each video. What a pleasure!. Happy Easter!

  • @moniquemckenna6795
    @moniquemckenna6795 9 місяців тому +2

    On a hot day you could put ice cubes in the doggie water dish 🐾 🌷

  • @wendycole703
    @wendycole703 9 місяців тому +1

    Your flowers r gorgeous ❤

  • @janischalmers860
    @janischalmers860 9 місяців тому

    Oh dear,! Golfers elbow, im such a gardner and florist and have it too.. is it the constant digging, pruning, cutting, and lifting ..im feeling your pain,..take care..your garden is worth all the pain..janis

  • @MindysPlace
    @MindysPlace 9 місяців тому +1

    Try using hand lotion and plenty of it to remove the paint, it usually works for me. Lather up with lotion, wash and repeat.

  • @pataldridge5476
    @pataldridge5476 9 місяців тому +1

    You're quite a beautiful lady Linda and I sure do enjoy your videos. I like learning how to make my container gardening more successful. The street shots of your front are quite picturesque and watching you makes me want to especially plant tulips this fall. I've never planted any and would love to give it a shot in containers. Do you just plant bulbs and if so where do you order from.
    Don't want to leave out Stewart, love his interaction.
    Pat Aldridge, North Carolina

  • @kristineolsen477
    @kristineolsen477 9 місяців тому +2

    Hi everyone! Linda do you worry about staining on your hardware from the planters? I have to use bases or a ring appears on my concrete and/or wood.
    Thank you!
    Your friend Kristine 😊

  • @buzzyanderson4131
    @buzzyanderson4131 9 місяців тому +6

    We still have snow on the ground!

  • @77sun222
    @77sun222 9 місяців тому

    Love your hat too❤

  • @mifasola1
    @mifasola1 9 місяців тому +1

    Generally I don't plant pansies but maybe I will in a few weeks. I found the better boxwood on Plants by Mail so I ordered Skylight and ordered five total. I like that gravel. Lowes has black but holy crap it's like $35 for a bag. I guess I'm just going to stick with the kolorscape. Linda I mailed something to you today. You'll love it! And by the way Leah I love your scarf, and Linda you look really nice in that color shirt

  • @kathernkelley5943
    @kathernkelley5943 9 місяців тому +1

    Linda, try the Push thumb brace. I have the same issue with my thumbs from cutting hair for 45 yes. Recommended by an orthopedic surgeon. Amazon . It truly took the pain away. Waterproof also.

  • @maree8470
    @maree8470 9 місяців тому +2

    Love your videos 😄. Would you ever consider planting all the way along on the east side slope?

  • @bettenotap4791
    @bettenotap4791 9 місяців тому +1

    I took cuttings in the very late fall of my dragon wing begonias, 18 have survived in my house in 4” plastic pots. I hope they harden off ok in May outdoors. 🇨🇦

  • @rosemownow
    @rosemownow 9 місяців тому +1

    Maybe some beautiful plant tags with the common name and the horticultural name would be nice on some of those stand out. Plants and Shrubs and people could learn as they walk by and enjoy the beauty beauty.💚

  • @giorgiaw
    @giorgiaw 9 місяців тому +1

    Glad I came across your videos enjoy you so much. Thanks for sharing. Your house and garden are beautiful. Just interested where did you move from

  • @Laura-rx9mp
    @Laura-rx9mp 9 місяців тому +3

    Thanks Linda. But I tell you ,I would just discard the angel wing begonias they are quite tattered and I have no patience lol. Cheers BTW, agapanthus out of stock !!!

  • @lanastewart7310
    @lanastewart7310 9 місяців тому

    Your yard is beautiful! My Chinese viburnum is awesome, too! I love your tulips and would like to know where you buy your tulip bulbs! Your videos are so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your beauty of God’s creation! ❤

  • @ruthiewilliams3482
    @ruthiewilliams3482 9 місяців тому +2

    Precious!!!

  • @juliabinford6500
    @juliabinford6500 9 місяців тому

    Gorgeous tulips and snowball viburnum!!! As for spry paint mishaps, better your hands than someone’s car😮